Jason Dixon
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1973 Denver, Colorado |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Eastern Wyoming (1991–1993) Liberty (1993–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1995: undrafted |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1998–2001 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| 2002–2009 | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| 2009 | Philippine Patriots |
| 2010 | Thailand Tigers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jason Dixon (born April 4, 1973) is an American-born former professional basketball player.[1]
Dixon played with teams in Turkey, Israel, Argentina, Sweden and Cyprus after his departure from Liberty in 1995.[2] In 1998, he joined the Guangdong Southern Tigers, and was a member of their team which won five CBA league championships between 2004 and 2009. Following the conclusion of their championship 2009 season, Dixon retired from the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He would then play for the Philippine Patriots and the Thailand Tigers before retiring from basketball altogether.
On December 23, 2009, the Southern Tigers held a ceremony at Tigers Arena to retire his #15 jersey in honour of his contributions to the team. Dixon is only the second CBA player to have his jersey retired, with the first being Yao Ming.[3] He was also the only international player to have their number retired for any team in the CBA before Tracy McGrady had his number retired by the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles in 2014.
References
- 1973 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- Sportspeople from Denver
- Basketball players from Colorado
- American men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Guangdong Southern Tigers players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Liberty Flames basketball players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Powerade Tigers players